Sharing a Data Store Metadata

This option allows the user to share the specific Metadata Store from the available list of the Data Store Metadata with other users or user groups.

Check out the illustration on sharing a Data Store Metadata.

Navigate to the Data Store Metadata list.
Select a Data Store Metadata from the list.
Click the Share Metadata Store icon.
The Manage Access window opens for the selected Data Store Metadata.
Select grant permission options using the checkboxes.
The Users, User Groups, and Exclude Users tab appears.
Use the Search bar to search for a specific user.
Select a user or user group using the checkboxes from the displayed list of users/user groups based on the selected tab.
Click the Save option.
A notification message appears.
The selected user(s)/ user group(s) will be added to the Granted Permissions list.

Navigate to the user account where the Data Store Meta Data is shared.
The shared Data Store Meta Data lists the Status mentioned with a Share icon for the user(s) to whom it has been shared. The Actions may vary based on the selected granted permission for the Data Store.
The shared Data Store Meta Data will have limited Action permissions.
Accessing a shared Data Store Metadata

Actions allowed with the View Permission for a Shared Data Store Metadata

When Data Store Metadata is shared from User A to User B with View Permission, User B can:

View Data Store Metadata details
View permission for Synonyms

Actions allowed with the Edit Permission for a Shared Data Store Metadata

When Data Store Metadata is shared from User A to User B with Edit Permission, User B can:

View, edit, and save Data Store Metadata details
Add or edit permissions for Synonyms

Please Note: A targeted share user cannot re-share or delete a shared Data Store Metadata, regardless of the permission level (View or Edit).

Excluding User(s)

Check out the illustration on excluding user(s) while sharing a Data Store Metadata with the selected user group(s). This video also displays the steps to include an excluded user.

Navigate to the Manage Access window for a Data Store Metadata.
Select privileges using the checkboxes provided for the Grant Privileges.
Navigate to the User Groups tab.
Select user group(s) using the checkbox.
Navigate to the Exclude Users tab.
Select the users to be excluded from the selected group(s) to access the data store metadata using the checkboxes.
Click the Save option.
A notification message appears, and the selected user group(s) name will be added under the Granted Permissions section.
The excluded users will be listed under the Excluded Users section.

Including the Excluded User

Check out the illustration on including an excluded user.

Open the Manage Access window for a shared Data Store Metadata.
Navigate to the Excluded Users list.
Select a user from the list.
Click the Include User icon.
A notification ensures that the privileges are shared with the recently included user from the group.
The Excluded Users list gets modified.

Revoking Privileges

Check out the illustration on revoking a user's access to a shared Data Store Metadata.

Navigate to the Manage Access window for a shared Data Store Metadata.
The Granted Permissions will be listed.
Select a user or user group from the displayed list.
Click the Revoke Privileges icon.
A notification message appears, and the granted permissions list gets modified as the targeted user/ user group gets removed from the list.

Please Note:

Users can share the Data Store Metadata with a Single group or Multiple Groups using the user group tab. The steps to share a Data Store Metadata with User Group(s) are similar to those mentioned above for sharing a Data Store with User(s).
The Exclude User tab helps to exclude the user(s) from the rights to access a Data Store, if it is already shared. Only the users of the selected user group with whom it has been shared will be listed under the Exclude User tab.

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